Front Office Data Scientist - Intern (12-month placement 2025-2026)
AXA Investment Managers is an active, long-term, global, multi-asset investor. We work with clients today to provide the solutions they need to help build a better tomorrow for their investments, while creating a positive change for the world in which we all live. AXA IM is part of the AXA Group, a world leader in financial protection and wealth management.
AXA IM Core 1st Line Oversight & Governance plays a key role in supporting the smooth running and development of AXA IM Core through the following main missions:
1. Be a protective 1st level Business Controls Unit/First Line of Defense for Investment & Trading activity globally, maintaining an appropriate and tailored governance model with Senior Management, Heads of Investment, Heads of Trading Desks and 2nd/3rd line control functions from Compliance, Risk and Audit.
2. Contribute to the development of AXA IM CORE portfolio management activities and order execution - across multiple asset classes and investment/trading regions internationally.
3. In partnership with the different AXA IM support functions, contribute to the various transformation initiatives, helping create a robust operational environment capable of supporting daily activity, business development ambitions and management of regulatory change.
4. Contribute to the oversight of Investment & Trading teams, helping design, maintain and report various control indicators as the organization's activities and structure evolves.
Responsibilities:
As part of the AXA IM 1st Line Oversight & Governance team, the Intern will work closely with the team in the UK & France, staying in contact with European, Asia and US-based Portfolio Managers & Traders; on the following key activities:
1. Developing in-depth knowledge of the different investment products, order generation and trade execution methods to be able to understand and help optimize associated risk metrics.
2. Maintain and develop tools and processes through Python / SQL / VBA / Tableau to streamline control data for Investment Management & Trading activity, working with large data sets within workflow systems.
3. Maintain the databases which are needed to produce analytics for the compilation of key management information to provide a dynamic and consolidated controls view to Investment and Trading Senior management.
4. Help drive best practice and synergies across investment teams and trading desks to unify the control testing framework and processes as one platform.
5. Support the Co-Heads of AXA IM First Line Control with project management of enhancements to processes, optimization of 1st line controls (portfolio managers and trader activity).
6. Liaison with external brokers within capital markets to act as the first point of contact for AXA IM Core for market sounding requests and look to automate the process where possible.
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Requirements
1. The placement program is aimed at undergraduate or postgraduate students who have the option to take up to a year out in industry or a series of internships as part of their degree.
2. Expected minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent) at an accredited college or university, ideally with modules in relevant data science field(s).
3. Ideal to have experience of using SQL, Python & business intelligence software such as Tableau, Power-BI for the creation of senior management dashboards.
4. Understanding of the asset management industry with a particular interest in portfolio management & trading.
5. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to interact with senior Front Office personnel.
6. Capacity to evolve in a diverse, multi-cultural global context.
7. Self-motivated with drive & strong record of achievement.
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